Kaspars Kampuss Academic position Associate Professor / Leading researcher Dr. agr. Field of research 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine E-mail kaspars.kampuss@lbtu.lv Telephone +37126161982 Acquired doctoral degree in Agriculture, thesis „Research of black, red and white currant (Ribes L.) genetic resources in Latvia” at the Latvia University of Agriculture in 2005. His recent research focuses on golden currant growing and propagation opportunities and challenges, strawberry and raspberry cultivation aspects, including plant bio-stimulant uses, propagation and cultivation of Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica). He is the author or co-author of 26 peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index 6. The most important projects (2019-2025) Developing and testing of new microbiological preparations for improvement of crop productivity, 2021 , project leader The most important publications (2019-2025) K. Kampuss , (2024), Response of raspberries to treatments with Spirulina sp., Dunaliella sp. and Chlorella sp. extractions, Research Journal of Biotechnology, ISSN 2278-4535 I. Augšpole , (2024), Biologically active compounds of tomato fruits affected by application of Spirulina, Dunaliella and Chlorella microalgae extracts, Preprints K. Kampuss , (2020), Vegetative parameters of new plants of golden currant (Ribes aureum) in mulched and non-mulched plots, Acta Horticulturae, ISSN 0567-7572 K. Kampuss , (2023), Air and substrate temperatures in greenhouse and open area of strawberries grown in vertical system and their influence on yield, Acta Horticulturae, ISSN 0567-7572, ISBN 9789462613805 Membership Editor in „Current Trends in Natural Sciences” (ISSN (online) 2284-953X); Special edition "Genetic Resources and Breeding Trends of Berry Crops" of the journal “Horticulturae” (ISSN 2311-7524) (2023. – 2024.); “Agronomy Research”